Karla Homolka Released?! :eek:

HelpfulGerome · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:05 am

As I'm sure all the Canadian's here know (I'm not sure if it's been publicized South of the Border), Karla Homolka, a confessed um... there are twelve year olds here..... villain, has been released from jail. Personally, I think she doesn't deserve a second chance after what she did to her sister and two other women. She only got out because of testifying against her husband, who got life. Any thoughts?

StrongCanada · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:03 am

I remember this case, I think. Haven't lived in Canada for 6 years, but wasn't she Paul Bernardo's gf? (And you are allowed, I think, to say that they were convicted as child molestors.) Well, if she's guilty, which personally, I think she was, then I think it's awful. Maybe, hopefully, she's reformed.

ModestlyHotGirl · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 3:56 pm

Karla and Paul Bernardo were married, and were convicted of the murder of Karla's sister Tammy as well as two other teenage girls, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. She did get a lighter sentence because she testified against Bernardo, but he claims that although he did sexually abuse the girls, she was the one who killed them. I don't think she should've gotten out - I think she deserves a life sentence just like Paul Bernardo. But it's close to home, so maybe that's why I feel so strongly. St. Catharine's, Ontario is just a few hours south of here.

Further reading courtesy of Wikipedia.

Also, their article on Paul Bernardo.

StrongCanada · **Posted:** Thu Jul 07, 2005 11:14 pm

ModestlyHotGirl wrote:

Karla and Paul Bernardo were married, and were convicted of the murder of Karla's sister Tammy as well as two other teenage girls, Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. She did get a lighter sentence because she testified against Bernardo, but he claims that although he did sexually abuse the girls, she was the one who killed them. I don't think she should've gotten out - I think she deserves a life sentence just like Paul Bernardo. But it's close to home, so maybe that's why I feel so strongly. St. Catharine's, Ontario is just a few hours south of here.

Ahh, yes. Thank you for refreshing my memory MHG. I hope they've got her under some SERIOUS surveillance.

ModestlyHotGirl · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:14 pm

For anyone who doesn't want to read that whole Wikipedia article, these are the conditions of her release:

Wikipedia wrote:

1. She is to tell police her home address, work address and who she lives with.
2. She has to notify police as soon as any of the above changes.
3. She will also have to notify police of any change to her name.
4. If she wants to be away from her home for more than 48 hours, she will have to give 72 hours notice.
5. She cannot contact Paul Bernardo, the families of Leslie Mahaffy and Kristen French or that of the woman known as Jane Doe (see below). She also may not contact any violent criminals.
6. She also will be forbidden from being with people under the age of 16 and from consuming drugs other than prescription medicine.
7. Continue therapy and counselling.
8. Provide police with a DNA sample.

There is a penalty of a maximum two year prison term for violating such an order.

Doesn't seem that strict to me.

racerx_is_alive · **Posted:** Fri Jul 08, 2005 1:56 pm

I saw something on this (I can't remember if I saw a TV thing or heard it on the radio or read it somewhere) but it was asking about people with this kind of history's ability to be reformed.

My opinion is that if someone deeply and sincerely desires to change, that they can with proper help. However, I believe that there is a line that we can cross where we can no longer truly desire to change, or hold on to that desire for long enough to actually effect that change in ourselves.

I don't know, but I think somebody who has urges to commit rape can, with work and desire, change to not have those urges. I think even that someone who has committed a rape MAY with extreme effort and desire and plenty of time and professional help have a change of heart and be reformed (though I would keep them under supervision or parole or at least mandatory lifetime counseling just in case.) I think someone who has committed many rapes, or raped and murdered, a la Karla Homolka, probably has crossed the line where they can ever be reformed even with all the time in the world or with the best counseling available. I think that they have dug themselves in soo deep where they can no longer maintain the desire to change for long enough to climb out of the pit.

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